St. Barbara’s Parish Sunday Bulletin

Sunday, April 20, 2008

MASS INTENTIONS

WE REMEMBER AT MASS IN A SPECIAL WAY THIS WEEKEND:

all our deceased loved ones, those whose names are inscribed in our Book of Remembrance, Members of St. Barbara’s Benefactor Society, and the following deceased: Madeline Dooley; Dorothy Costanzo; Raymond Kelley; David A. Murphy; Rev. Clyde Chetwynde, Jack Dever.

BULLETIN BITS

“Those who have faith in Me will do the works I do, and far greater than these,” Jesus tells His disciples. That’s quite an assignment for us as Christian stewards! See John 14:12

MASS CELEBRANTS

Saturday, April 19	4:00p.m.	Fr. Mellone
Sunday, April 20	7:30a.m.	Fr. Sullivan
	9:00a.m.	Fr. Mellone
	11:00a.m.	Fr. Carroll
Saturday, April 26	4:00p.m.	Fr. Carroll
Sunday, April 27	7:30a.m.	Fr. Mellone
	9:00a.m.	Fr. Carroll
	11:00a.m.	Fr. Sullivan

YOUNG-AT-HEART

Harbor Cruise Trip on Thursday, May 28th, including dinner at Maggiano’s Restaurant:

• Cost - $59 p.p. Please make out checks to St. Barbara’s.
• Call the rectory for reservations ASAP.

SNEAK PREVIEW – SAVE THE DATE – YOUNG-AT-HEARTS:

Follow Boston’s changing shapes of the city’s architecture and history from 1630 to present in a comfortable chair at the Father Anadore Hall. The program will be given by “Boston by Foot” in a 50-minute slide lecture on Fri., June 6th from 2:00-4:00 pm. by our own Ellen Purinton. The organization was founded in 1976 to promote public awareness of Boston’s great architectural heritage.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th, at 7:30 p.m., St. Barbara’s Youth Group will present a One-Act Comedy, “Four Little Words” in the church hall. Tickets will be available mid-April and also at the door the night of the Play - $10.00 General Admission; $5.00 children under twelve. At intermission we will serve “Coffee and…” We will then present a musical…??? for your enjoyment!
Please mark your calendars. This is a St. Barbara’s Youth Group Fundraiser.

CANNED FOOD COLLECTION

The Canned Food Collection for families served through Woburn Social Concern will be held next weekend. April 26/27th. YOUR GENEROSITY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. Please consider some of the following items which are most in need at this time of the year when you bring your next donations:

• Baked Beans
• Canned Lunch (Spaghettios, etc)
• Canned Meat (Stew, Spam, Chili, etc)
• Cereals
• Jelly
• Juices
• Peanut Butter
• Powdered Milk
• Rice/ Rice Mixtures
• Soups
• Spaghetti
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Tuna.

Thanks for all you do to help your neighbors.

FOXWOOD TRIP

For those of you who missed out on the April excursion, we have scheduled another trip for Thursday, June 5th. The cost will remain the same - $23.00 per person – As usual, we leave the parking lot at 9:30 and return at approximately 8-8:30 pm. Call either the rectory or Joe DiSalvo 933-5994 for reservations. We already have over 35 people signed up so if you would like to go, call ASAP. This will be our last trip until the Fall.

REST IN PEACE

Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the souls of Dorothy Costanzo and Raymond Kelley who died this past week and were buried from St. Barbara’s. May they share in the peace and joy of the Resurrection of Christ our Lord.

LITURGICAL NOTES

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered on Sunday, April 27th following the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

BAPTISMS

Baptism of infants will take place next Sunday, May 4th at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

FIRST COMMUNION

Our First Communion liturgies will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 11:00 a.m., and on Sunday, May 18th at 2:00 p.m.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

How often have you felt that if Jesus remained on earth it would be easier to believe in Him, listen to Him, touch Him and be touched by Him? He left to prepare a place for us to be with Him forever. He sent us the Spirit so that we could believe in Him, listen to Him, see Him, touch Him and be touched by Him. Where does this take place? In the sacraments, in the Word of God, in each other. We “see” Him in ourselves and He sees Himself in us. Just as He could not show the Father to His friends, He does not show us Himself yet. For the time being we have to believe without seeing. The Spirit of God has been given to us, we are not alone, we are united with Christ and with one another. If we believe that, live that, then we are on the right road. We will see Him, we will be with Him, we will be living forever.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
FATHER VIN 

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PARISH SO FAITHFULLY AND WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO OUR PARISHIONERS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

SUNDAY PARISH OFFERTORY – Your Stewardship
Weekly Budget Needs:	$8,687.25
04/13/2008 Offering:	$6,845.00
Difference for the Week:	$1,842.25

Another question from the Parish Pastoral Council:

QUESTION:

AS WE APPROACH THE SEASON OF BUSY WEEKENDS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE SUNDAY MASS. IS IT OKAY TO ATTEND THE SUNDAY MASS AT THE NEW ST. CATHERINE OF SIENNA CHAPEL ON LEXINGTON ST.

ANSWER:

No, the Archdiocese of Boston has informed us that the St. Pius X Society is not in conformity with the regulations from Rome with regard to the celebration of a Latin Mass (Tridentine) and are not in communion with the Holy Father and the Catholic Bishops because of doctrinal and pastoral disagreements.

MARRIAGE

Cardinal Sean O’Malley has directed the Massachusetts Catholic Conference to present an initiative on the vocation of marriage. It is called “The Future Depends on Love”. As part of this initiative, educational material will be developed, What do you think marriage is all about? What do you want to see the Church in Massachusetts do to educate and evangelize on this important topic? Fill out an online survey at www.MassCatholicMarriage.org/survey.

ANNULMENT INFORMATION SESSIONS

offered by the Metropolitan Tribunal and the Office of Life and Family Ministries. You may desire to learn more about what the Catholic Church teaches about annulments or you may be interested in beginning the process. The following meetings are designed to offer basic information and provide the opportunity to seek answers for any questions. Please contact Joanne Curry at 617-746-5820.

• Tuesday, April 22 at St. Julia, Weston
• Thursday, June 19 at All Saints, Haverhill

GOD HAS MADE US A FAMILY

Might you be able to offer your time and talent to our Parish community in one of the ministries listed below – or do you have other talents you would like to share? If so, please fill out the bottom portion of this notice and return to the rectory. Someone will contact you regarding your ministry. Thank you for your interest.

NAME______________________________________________________________ PHONE_____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________________________

I am interested in serving our parish as:

• _______ Lector
• _______ Extraordinary Minster of the Eucharist
• _______ Altar Server
• _______ Usher
• _______ Choir Member
• _______ P.R.E.P. Teacher
• _______ Other

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